Spring 2021 Online Pesticide School Schedule Available
The Spring 2021 Online Pesticide Safety School Schedule is now available for registrants who are seeking initial licensing in …
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Free Pesticide Collection Day 2020
Do you have pesticides at your home or farm that you no longer need or use? If your answer is …
New NCDA&CS Form for Soil Tests
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has just released a new Soil Test form for Gardeners. Download the …
NC FarmLink
NC FarmLink was recently featured in Tobacco Farm Quarterly. In the article, found on page 18, journalist, Lara Ivanitch …
New Publication on Edible Landscape Design
Growing Edibles in the Landscape Design your landscape for Year-Round Harvest Select plants that will provide a variety of functions in …
Basil Growing Virtual Workshop - Free - Dec. 10-11, 2020
11/17/2020 – This announcement was sent out by Dr. Margaret T. McGrath at Cornell University. I thought it would …
Greenhouse Vegetable Training for Extension Agents in the Southeast
Greenhouse Vegetable Production for Extension Agents in Southeastern US Tennessee and North Carolina are teaming up to host a special Greenhouse …
Grady Miller: Helping Turfgrass Managers on the Route to Field Recovery
March’s COVID-19 shutdown caught everyone off guard. There was little time to prepare for closings and no one knew …
Turf Program Pioneer Carl Blake Passes Away
Dr. Blake helped establish the turf program at NC State University; his career included a professorship at NC State …
New Organic Lawn Care Guide
We have posted a new “Organic Lawn Care Guide” publication. Natural or “organic” methods of lawn care can provide …
Economist Dr. Charlie Hall Advises the Green Industry to Focus on Marketing the Wide Array of Functional Benefits of Plants
Check out this 15 minute video summary by Economist Dr. Charlie Hall on the economic, environmental, and health and …
Intro Therapeutic Horticulture Spring Session
We are delighted to offer another section of Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture Online for Spring 2021. The course runs …
Season Extension
Check out the great Season Extension information and resources on the Growing Small Farms website by Debbie …
Composting
Turn yard waste, kitchen scraps, and other organic matter into a wonderful soil amendment or mulch. Composting Portal Composting Chapter of …
Vermicomposting
Earthworms convert organic matter (including food scraps, paper, animal manure, and yard trimmings) into a valuable soil amendment and …
The McDowell Mythbusters Minute
It’s 2020! In Extension, we have had to adapt to working in an environment where we have limited face …
Backyard Composting Basics Webinar
Composting is harnessing the power of nature to recycle your organic waste at home. Would you believe me if …
Backyard Composting
Instead of disposing of yard trimmings and kitchen scraps, you can compost them in your own backyard. Composting is an …
Be on the Look Out in October
Check out the October BOLO from the NC State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic. It is a list of Insects …
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